Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-11-11
Personal.

Hon. ]. N. Lei elmer of Prospect is build
ing residence on the Pillow property, wesi
of town.
Mr.. w. J. Mckee of Butler, has purchased
the Msrtinsburg Natural Gas plant, and will
furnish the people of that town with ga,
from bis wells in that vicinity.
Esq. John Hnselton and bis excellent wife
celebrated the fftieih anniversary Of theil
wedding day. last Saturday, they having
Wilkesbarre, this State. Nine Of their ten
chi!dren-Drs. w. 8. and +. c. Huselton oi
Allegheny, John +. Huselton OF Ph,i'a, Geo
Huseiton and drs. Henshcw of MijIerstown
and Mrs. Miller, s. II Huselton. Esq, Ada
Huseltou and Mrs. Gibson Of Butler-were
present.
Little "Tcots" Weisner, a three. year.old
daughter Of Philip WFisner, vas badly burn
ed last Sunday. While STOPPING oyer u
look into an air Inoistenef hanging In from
Of q crate having gas fire, her apron was
igDited, and was burned almost completely
from her person.
came home last Saturday on visit To hi,
mother. lie is looking we'll, ani is rapid ly
becoming thorough journalist.
Mr.. 8. r. Meals has moved to the Reibold
oil field, and Mr. Tate has moved into the
Brady building.
Mr. John McCune, Spp't Of construction
for the Northern Division OF the P. & w X
r., was presented by his employees with q
handsome gold watch last Friday evening
1t is fire Is csTet gold watch aud was pur-
cbased irsm }. X. Grieb Of Butler.
Nr. George lift who went to Californis
during The excitement Of '49, and who has
lived there since, has returned to this section
with his family. aDd intends locating here
He, al prfscnt, is stopping with his brother
in-law, Nr. lsaac Brandon Of Franklin twp
Mr.. IiIt Cubbison, a brother-in-law Of D.
l.. CleelsEd, has moved TO Butler.
Mrs. a. Mccullough. who las been for
several years and is still corresponding sec
retary Of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of Butler Presbyterian Presbytcry
was vefy piestsntly surprised few evenings
siter her arrival at her lew residence 10
Grove City. by the ladies' Of the Missionary
Society Of The Presbyterian Church there
calling upon her, and presenting her with q
very nice hanging lamp, as a token Of their
appreciation Of her Iabors in the cause oi
missions.
J. X. CubbisoD, Esq, Of Eldorado, Kan
and formerly of Hafrisyille, recently con.
ducted tie defense IN murder trial and suc
ceeded in clearing bis client, for wlich he re-
ceiyed 81 500.
Mir. b w. Downs, a brakeman on the p. q
w. r. Il, met with sgonizing death in the
yards 1T Guy ahoga Falls, lately. lie had
tet switch, and was coming toward severa
cars oftbe train to set switch toward which
they were moving. When very near the
moving train his foot caught in frog OF
guard rail, and he wes unable to cxtricatc it.
The other brakeman who was on one Of the
cars saw Downs' predicament and tried hard
to stop the train, but it was no use. Down,
was struck, knocked down, and tho traju
passed over him, cutting his body in two
Death was instantaneous. The remains were
taken to Warren, Ohio, where the unfortun.
ate young mans parents live. for burial.
Mr.. George Mechling of Sunbury borough
has been bedfast for the past six months, by
reason Of mnicalar rheumatism, and is no,
improving.